# 1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his eighth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.
The Terriers finished the season at 20–8 overall and 16–4 in conference play. Their twenty wins marks the first time in 43 years that the Terriers had accomplished the feat. At the end of the season Ray Minlend was named the NEC Player of the Year, he was the second Terrier to accomplish the feat after Robert Jackson (1984). Minlend also set the Terrier record for points in a season, 690, and points per game, 24.3. During the season Minlend finished 2nd in the NCAA for points per game behind Niagara's Alvin Young (25.1).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 16, 1998* | at Lehigh | W 88–74 | 1–0 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA |
| November 25, 1998* | at Northwestern | L 66–69 | 1–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| November 30, 1998* | at St. John's | L 63–97 | 1–2 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| December 5, 1998 | Robert Morris | L 86–87 | 1–3 (0–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| December 7, 1998 | Wagner | W 85–81 | 2–3 (1–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| December 10, 1998 | at Monmouth | W 77–68 | 3–3 (2–1) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 15, 1998* | at Iona | W 82–68 | 4–3 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| December 18, 1998* | Caldwell | W 90–76 | 5–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| December 27, 1998* | at Notre Dame | L 88–99 | 5–4 | Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| January 4, 1999 | Mount St. Mary's | W 78–77 | 6–4 (3–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 7, 1999 | Monmouth | W 79–78 | 7–4 (4–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 9, 1999 | at Central Connecticut State | W 83–79 | 8–4 (5–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 11, 1999 | Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | W 74–68 | 9–4 (6–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 13, 1999 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 80–71 | 10–4 (7–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 18, 1999 | Central Connecticut State | W 86–80 | 11–4 (8–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 21, 1999 | at Wagner | W 93–77 | 12–4 (9–1) | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| January 23, 1999 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 70–55 | 13–4 (10–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 28, 1999 | at Robert Morris | L 75–76 | 13–5 (10–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA |
| January 30, 1999 | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 85–84 | 14–5 (11–2) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| February 4, 1999 | Quinnipiac | W 89–75 | 15–5 (12–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| February 6, 1999 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 73–77 | 15–6 (12–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| February 11, 1999 | at Quinnipiac | W 95–74 | 16–6 (13–3) | Burt Kahn Court Hamden, CT |
| February 14, 1999 | at Long Island | W 94–81 | 17–6 (14–3) | Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY |
| February 16, 1999 | UMBC | W 87–77 | 18–6 (15–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 1999 | at Mount St. Mary's | W 83–70 | 19–6 (16–3) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 20, 1999 | at UMBC | L 66–81 | 19–7 (16–4) | Retriever Activities Center Baltimore, MD |
| 1999 NEC tournament |||||
| February 27, 1999 | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | W 65–58 | 20–7 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| February 28, 1999 | vs. Mount St. Mary's Semifinals | L 66–68 | 20–8 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||